Gewu Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gewu (1,385) may also be a first name.

Gewu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gewu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gewu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Gewu are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gewu is also the 210,363rd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 1,385 people.

The last name Gewu is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 576,359. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Western Cape, where 19 percent live. Besides South Africa Gewu occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Gewu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gewu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 35.38% less than the national average, earning R 153,564 per year and in United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaewu89626/
Geywu893/
Gewou893/
Kgewu891/
Geweu891/
Geewu891/
Gewup890/
Guewou8034/
Nggewu8012/
Ngehwu801/
Gawu752,960/
Giwu751,901/
Zewu751,666/
Gebu75969/
Sewu75314/
Jewu75189/
Gevu7583/
Gowu7524/
Gywu751/
Cghiewu732/
Gebhu6771/
Zewou6746/
Guewo6735/
Gowui6734/
Geebu6719/
Gewoe6717/
Ngevu6712/
Gebou6712/
Gevus6711/
Giwut678/
Ngiwu677/
Gawau677/
Gebuh673/
Sehwu673/
Ghawu672/
Gaiwu672/
Guiwu672/
Giwus672/
Gebuy672/
Sewuh672/
Gawhu672/
Geevu671/
Gaveu671/
Jeweu671/
Geybu671/
Gahwu671/
Jewou671/
Zewui671/
Zeiwu671/
Gaywu671/
Kgowu671/
Zewhu671/
Tjewu671/
Sewui671/
Ghowu671/
Gyhwu671/
Guevu671/
Giwwu671/
Gebau671/
Seewu671/
Seweu671/
Seywu671/
Zeewu671/
Seuwu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gewu
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